Comments on Indiana House Committee to Hold Hearing on Gay Marriage Ban on MondayTypePad2014-01-09T19:06:40ZAndy Towlehttp://www.towleroad.com/tag:typepad.com,2003:http://www.towleroad.com/2014/01/indiana-house-committee-to-hold-hearing-on-gay-marriage-ban-on-monday/comments/atom.xml/MaddM@ commented on 'Indiana House Committee to Hold Hearing on Gay Marriage Ban on Monday'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c730253ef01a510a5d3a5970c2014-01-10T00:25:02Z2014-01-10T00:25:02ZMaddM@special interest groups aka christian fundamentalists- they are entirely out of touch with reality and have a true, sweat-inducing fear...<p>special interest groups aka christian fundamentalists- they are entirely out of touch with reality and have a true, sweat-inducing fear that this country is going &quot;to hell in a hand basket.&quot; This is a result of the fear-mongering this cult uses to keep it&#39;s members in line. General midwestern christian fundamentalists aren&#39;t as tight of a cult as the mormon church in Utah but they are an organized force to be reckoned with. </p>
<p>They&#39;re kind of like the Borg or a hive of bees- whatever the leadership says this whole swarm of individuals follows based on &quot;faith&quot; in &quot;the lord&quot; which is always interpreted according to their leadership. If tomorrow Jerry Falwell and the like decided that they interpret scripture as the sky being green there would be a huge grassroots campaign about &quot;the lie of the blue sky&quot;</p>walter commented on 'Indiana House Committee to Hold Hearing on Gay Marriage Ban on Monday'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c730253ef01a3fbf615dc970b2014-01-10T00:06:58Z2014-01-10T00:06:58Zwalterwhen these laws are being struck down all around country how dumb is indiana to put a new one of...<p>when these laws are being struck down all around country how dumb is indiana to put a new one of the books ? waste of time and money</p>Stefan commented on 'Indiana House Committee to Hold Hearing on Gay Marriage Ban on Monday'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c730253ef01a510a439c7970c2014-01-09T21:39:48Z2014-01-09T21:39:48ZStefanOVERTX, Polls show that Indiana voters are becoming increasingly opposed to this amendment. It's mainly special interest groups which are...<p>OVERTX,</p>
<p>Polls show that Indiana voters are becoming increasingly opposed to this amendment. It&#39;s mainly special interest groups which are pushing for it now.</p>jamal49 commented on 'Indiana House Committee to Hold Hearing on Gay Marriage Ban on Monday'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c730253ef01a510a3828d970c2014-01-09T20:33:01Z2014-01-09T20:33:01Zjamal49What is it with Republicans? Why must they continuously assault the Constitutional rights of American citizens, of consenting adults who...<p>What is it with Republicans? Why must they continuously assault the Constitutional rights of American citizens, of consenting adults who choose to get married civilly? Who in the hell will continue to vote for any Republican when it is obvious that their hateful, spiteful attitudes will never change. Vote out every last damned Republican in 2014!</p>*****overTX commented on 'Indiana House Committee to Hold Hearing on Gay Marriage Ban on Monday'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c730253ef019b048003f9970d2014-01-09T20:08:55Z2014-01-09T20:08:55Z*****overTXWhat would make the voters of Indiana think that their constitutional amendment to ban same sex marriage would be any...<p>What would make the voters of Indiana think that their constitutional amendment to ban same sex marriage would be any safer from a constitutional challenge than the constitutional amendment in Utah? Why would the voters think that their constitutional amendment would not place taxpayer funds in jeopardy of having to be spent to defend such an amendment in federal court? Do the voters of Indiana think that there will be no one that is going to question their denial of rights to some Indiana citizens. Are the voters of Indiana not capable of looking around them and seeing that constitutional amendments like they are attempting to place in their state constitution are being challenged in multiple states? It amazes me that voters are still trying to install provisions into their state constitution which violate the principles of the Constitution of the United States.</p>TampaZeke commented on 'Indiana House Committee to Hold Hearing on Gay Marriage Ban on Monday'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c730253ef019b047ffa6a970d2014-01-09T20:05:21Z2014-01-09T20:05:21ZTampaZekeI believe it already passed its first go around last year. If it passes this time it goes to the...<p>I believe it already passed its first go around last year. If it passes this time it goes to the voters. The authors realize that if they have to start from scratch they will have no chance of getting through the process so they&#39;re doing everything they can to try to distract people from the fact that it bans marriage and any other form of relationship recognition. That last part will make it harder to win at the polls but not as hard as it will be if they change the language to only ban marriage because that would negate last years vote and start the process all over again with the new language. These bigots know the direction that the country, and even deep red Indiana, is moving in. They have to get this done this year or they never will.</p>Mark commented on 'Indiana House Committee to Hold Hearing on Gay Marriage Ban on Monday'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c730253ef01a510a2ccc5970c2014-01-09T19:25:08Z2014-01-09T19:25:08ZMarkProud to be an alumnus and employee of Indiana University - always a leading voice on gay rights.<p>Proud to be an alumnus and employee of Indiana University - always a leading voice on gay rights.</p>